All of us think our mothers have to be perfect, better than anyone else. It’s too bad we don’t see them as people until we grow up ourselves.

So often there are crossroads in your life, when things can go right or horribly wrong. We never know when something we say or do will turn a person’s life around.

So often there are crossroads in your life, when things can go right or horribly wrong. We never know when something we say or do will turn a person's life around.

You take all this for granted. You do it every day of your life, eating with your loved ones around you, but you hardly ever stop to think about what a gift it is. How fortunate we are to have this quiet time at the end of the day.

All of us think our mothers have to be perfect, better than anyone else. It's too bad we don't see them as people until we grow up ourselves.